Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 820 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Know the rules of the room): Find the topic of the question: motion, roles, order, timing, POI, judging, phrases or speech structure. Use that lesson’s tip — two sides; take turns, proposition first; speakers × minutes + breaks; short and polite; content, style, strategy; disagree with respect; PEEL. For number questions, write the calculation before you answer.

1. 1.✋ A speech is 4 minutes long. The first minute and the last minute are protected (no points of information). For how many minutes can points of information be offered?
2. 2.🏗️ What should the end of a debate speech do? (a) start a story (b) add a new point (c) sum up and appeal (d) apologise
3. 3.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the loudest team (b) the timekeeper (c) the audience (d) the judges
4. 4.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) shouting from your seat (b) sitting if declined (c) standing up to offer (d) saying “On that point”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering in minute one (b) offering in mid-speech (c) mocking the speaker (d) talking before accepted
6. 6.📜 Which words often begin a debate motion? (a) “Once upon a time…” (b) “Breaking news…” (c) “This House…” (d) “Dear diary…”
7. 7.True or false: “My worthy opponent has raised a fair question.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 40 for style and 92 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.🎤 A debate has 2 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
10. 10.💬 How do you address the other team politely? (a) “hey, you there” (b) “my worthy opponents” (c) “you lot” (d) “those people”
11. 11.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the third proposition speaker speak?
12. 12.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Respected judges, worthy opponents and dear friends…” (a) opens a speech (b) rebuts a point (c) gives evidence (d) closes a speech
13. 13.True or false: “So a break for play helps the mind get ready to learn.” is the Explain (E). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 4 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
15. 15.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes every school needs a garden.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to be accepted (b) keeping it to 15 seconds (c) standing up to offer (d) making a long speech
17. 17.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This means students who play together learn to cooperate.” (a) explain (b) link (c) point (d) evidence
18. 18.🕒 A debate slot is 19 minutes. The judges need 3 minutes at the end, and 4 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
19. 19.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving no brand-new arguments? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
20. 20.True or false: “This House believes a triangle has three sides.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: presenting the team’s second and third arguments is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “offering a fair point” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) says “I beg to oppose” (b) is for the motion (c) says “I beg to propose” (d) must prove the motion
24. 24.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first opposition speaker speak?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.True or false: “making a long speech” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 3 with proof or point 2 with proof? (a) point 3 with proof (b) point 2 with proof
28. 28.True or false: “Stop talking, you are wrong!” is a polite debating line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
31. 31.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fourth speaker begin?
32. 32.True or false: “asking off-topic things” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd opposition speaker or the 3rd opposition speaker? (a) 2nd opposition speaker (b) 3rd opposition speaker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
35. 35.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 5 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the sixth speaker begin?
36. 36.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 4 speakers speaks for 60 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
37. 37.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) is for the motion (b) says “I beg to propose” (c) may test the definition (d) defines the key words
38. 38.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: defining the key words of the motion? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
39. 39.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I’ll take that point.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
40. 40.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 5 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fifth speaker begin?

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